One of the simplest ways to stay on top of your health, but for some reason the hardest, is keeping track of what you eat. Personally, I think calorie-counting for the sake of calorie-counting is too tedious to be worth it. But I am a fan of keeping track of nutrients consumed to make sure I’m getting…

How often do we think, I’m actually going to exercise this week, only to find ourselves sitting inside again? It’s difficult to find the time, and the motivation, to consistently work out. Here are three things I’ve found that have helped me to stay active even when I’m busy and tired. NUMBER 1: Find something…

Too often when we hear “diet” we immediately think of all the foods we should probably cut out. We think, “I need to stop eating sugar,” or, “I need to go fat-free everything.” Even according to Google, to “diet” means, “To restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight.” This is our…

This is one of my favorite go-to meals. It’s only seven ingredients, and it always impresses and satisfies. What you need: Noodles: Put them in a pot of boiling water and cook them for like 8-10 minutes Alfredo Sauce: 1/4 cup margarine or butter 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic 1/3 cup flour 3 cups milk…

We all know that we need to get enough vitamins to stay healthy. But how can we actually eat enough vitamins? And why are they really important? I had the lucky opportunity of meeting up with Vitamin C this week and asked him these questions. Q: Tell me about yourself A: Well, I’m synthesized by most animals,…

It’s 11pm, you’ve been working on that paper for hours. You find yourself looking through your cupboards and fridge, and before you know it, you’ve eaten your way through an entire package of cookies… I don’t know about you, but I’ve definitely been there. Eating healthy all begins with what fills your kitchen cupboards. And it seems…

This week between classes, a friend offered me a granola bar. She said it was all she eats during the day because “they’re so freaking easy.” Not because “they’re so freaking yummy” or “so freaking good for you” They’re just, “so freaking easy.” Sometimes when you’re running between classes and work, the only food options…

Let’s be honest: making time to exercise is almost impossible, especially when midterms come around. Here are 7 easy ways to fit exercise into your busy schedule that take little to no extra time: Squats, Lunges, or Calf Raises while brushing your teeth NEVER take the elevator. Elevators are for people who have handicap parking…

Looking back to last week, one of my goals was to eat protein with each meal. To make it happen, I took a few extra minutes on Sunday morning to make my mom’s taco soup. This is a really good source of protein, and at about 292 calories per cup, it’s nutritionally dense and keeps you…

It’s unfortunate that we live in a society where it takes the same amount of money to buy a little carton of raspberries (that usually go bad in a matter of days) as it does to buy that sugar cookie and raspberry dream soda. Why would anybody buy a measly package of something that would…